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and for gingrich, former senator from tennessee, fred thompson. then, president obama's chief campaign strategist david axelrod will be here to respond and lay out the president's case. plus, we'll look at florida and the primary calendar beyond it, coming up this morning on "meet the press." >>> a homeless teen -- i'm sorry, i should have started this. a homeless teen who got attention as a science whiz moved into a new home with her family this weekend. >> yes. 18-year-old samantha garvey and her family got the keys to rent a subsidized house in new york city yesterday. her family had been living in a homeless shelter since their eviction on new year's eve. garvey's story made national headlines when she was named one of 300 semifinalists in intel national science competition and was featured on a number of shows, including the "today" show. >>> and that's "news 4 tod today ". >> thank you so much for joini
and for gingrich, former senator from tennessee, fred thompson. then, president obama's chief campaign strategist david axelrod will be here to respond and lay out the president's case. plus, we'll look at florida and the primary calendar beyond it, coming up this morning on "meet the press." >>> a homeless teen -- i'm sorry, i should have started this. a homeless teen who got attention as a science whiz moved into a new home with her family this weekend. >> yes....
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newt gingrich and mitt romney continued their assault on each other's records, while gingrich picked up another endorsement, this time from a former candidate. nbc's francis koew has the story. >> reporter: with just three days to go, a former rival to newt gingrich is now joining his team. >> i hereby, officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states! >> reporter: as the former speaker criss-crosses florida, gingrich is sounding confident. >> i will go all the way to the convention. i expect to win the nomination. >> reporter: gingrich and mitt romney are locked in a race that's increasingly more personal. >> you cannot debate somebody who's dishonest. you just can't. >> reporter: romney took little time to mock gingrich's own debate performance. >> speaker gingrich said he didn't do so well because the audience was so loud. the one before, he said he didn't do so well because the audience was too quiet. this is like goldilocks, you know? she's got to have it just right. >> reporter: many of the republican party's elder statesmen have rallied
newt gingrich and mitt romney continued their assault on each other's records, while gingrich picked up another endorsement, this time from a former candidate. nbc's francis koew has the story. >> reporter: with just three days to go, a former rival to newt gingrich is now joining his team. >> i hereby, officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states! >> reporter: as the former speaker criss-crosses florida, gingrich is sounding...
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the second was made to look like a message from gingrich, admitting to the allegation. gingrich as well as the south carolina republican leader have called on the state's attorney general to conduct a full investigation. >>> two of the candidates are not only battling on the ballot but in the same restaurant. mitt romney and newt gingrich are set to appear at the same breakfast shop this morning. the two say they will show up at tommie's country ham house at 10:45 despite the other candidate being there. both candidates laughed off the coincidence saying they're okay sharing the stage with each other. >>> two weeks after the iowa caucuses, we finally have a winner. rick santorum has taken the hawkeye votes by 34 votes taken away a win by mitt romney, originally thought to have won by only eight votes. there were problems at eight precincts which sparked the ede recount. mitt romney's group is calling it essentially a draw because of missing votes. >>> the latest on the former mayor's condition. >>> why a local church is telling scouts they have to find somewhere else to
the second was made to look like a message from gingrich, admitting to the allegation. gingrich as well as the south carolina republican leader have called on the state's attorney general to conduct a full investigation. >>> two of the candidates are not only battling on the ballot but in the same restaurant. mitt romney and newt gingrich are set to appear at the same breakfast shop this morning. the two say they will show up at tommie's country ham house at 10:45 despite the other...
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now, newt gingrich is actually in the lead as polls open this morning. according to real clear politics, gingrich is polling at 32% amongst voters, romney, 2 percentage points behind at 30%. they open this morning at 7:00 and close at 7:00 tonight. >>> with the polls opening in less than an hour, candidates are still trying to get votes. >> mitt romney, the next president of the united states. >> reporter: wrapping up his campaign before today's votes, mitt romney tried to focus on barack obama. >> the american people want a different course. >> reporter: is romney's course change i changing? his 12 point lead changing fast. >> frankly, to be neck and neck at this moment is kind of exciting. >> reporter: exciting, maybe to newt gingrich. >> newt gingrich romney is colm gaining. >> he's trying to run the clock out and the person who has the most money. >> reporter: suddenly, the focus is on romney's wealth. >> some mitt voters are swit switching to gingrich. >> i think romney wouldn't be as good as gingrich. >> reporter: and the second w e wife's allegati
now, newt gingrich is actually in the lead as polls open this morning. according to real clear politics, gingrich is polling at 32% amongst voters, romney, 2 percentage points behind at 30%. they open this morning at 7:00 and close at 7:00 tonight. >>> with the polls opening in less than an hour, candidates are still trying to get votes. >> mitt romney, the next president of the united states. >> reporter: wrapping up his campaign before today's votes, mitt romney tried to...
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this morning, newt gingrich is celebrating a victory in "decision 2012." he won the south carolina republican primary, and this gives the former house speaker great momentum heading into the next contest, which is in florida january 31st. gingrich finished with about 40% of the votes in south carolina yesterday. mitt romney was a distant second with 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17% with ron paul last at 13%. well, despite the second-place finish, mitt romney vowed to stay in the gop race through "every vote in every state," acknowledging that he has no plans to bow out. santorum and paul also vowed to continue their campaigns. newt gingrich says his win in south carolina came with the support of people who don't believe they're represented by the elites in washington and new york. >> the biggest thing i take from the campaign in south carolina is that it is very humbling and very sobering to have so many people who so deeply want their country to get back on the right track. [ cheers and applause ] >> exit polls showed gingrich led among voters w
this morning, newt gingrich is celebrating a victory in "decision 2012." he won the south carolina republican primary, and this gives the former house speaker great momentum heading into the next contest, which is in florida january 31st. gingrich finished with about 40% of the votes in south carolina yesterday. mitt romney was a distant second with 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17% with ron paul last at 13%. well, despite the second-place finish, mitt romney vowed to stay in...
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newt gingrich his first primary win with 40% over mitt romney's 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17% with ron paul last at 13%. >> and now the candidates are looking ahead to their next contest. and as steve handelsman reports, florida is once again a battleground state in a race for the presidency. >> usa! [ chanting ] >> reporter: newt gingrich heads to florida with surprising momentum. >> we want to run an american campaign. >> reporter: he took saturday's south carolina primary by a wide margin, 12 points, with a few votes left to be counted. >> it's not that i am a good debater, it is that i articulate the deepest felt values of the american people. >> reporter: but gingrich broke through in two debates here, sounding tough and confident. >> i think grandiose thoughts. this is a grandiose country. >> reporter: mitt romney had stumbled, admitting he paid a tax rate of just 15%, not releasing his returns. he got slammed by his rivals, and tonight fired back. >> when my opponents attack success and free enterprise, they're not only attacking me
newt gingrich his first primary win with 40% over mitt romney's 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17% with ron paul last at 13%. >> and now the candidates are looking ahead to their next contest. and as steve handelsman reports, florida is once again a battleground state in a race for the presidency. >> usa! [ chanting ] >> reporter: newt gingrich heads to florida with surprising momentum. >> we want to run an american campaign. >> reporter: he took saturday's...
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santorum scored a surprise win in the iowa caucuses but since been beaten out by gingrich and romney. senator ron paul is defending himself he was involved with a company that produced racially charged newsletter. reporting he approved racial ant anti-semitic and anti-gay articles in the 1990s. three people in the business described paul's involvement. paul denies the accusation and says he never read the newsletter. >>> it was a meeting of the minds thoichb val office. president obama met with former president george h.w. bush and his former spresident son georg w. bush. they will go to the alfalfa club later. >>> several went to new hampshire to push to be recognized. the meeting with state officials didn't last long as the granite lawmakers shot down the mayor's pleas to support d.c. statehood rejecting the proposal saying it violate violates the constitution. >>> we have several traffic alerts. first, two-lanes closed on i-270 northbound at shady grove road. that's so maryland's highway administration can do a routine inspection on the bridge there. the lanes closed at 4:30 and sh
santorum scored a surprise win in the iowa caucuses but since been beaten out by gingrich and romney. senator ron paul is defending himself he was involved with a company that produced racially charged newsletter. reporting he approved racial ant anti-semitic and anti-gay articles in the 1990s. three people in the business described paul's involvement. paul denies the accusation and says he never read the newsletter. >>> it was a meeting of the minds thoichb val office. president obama...
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check out gingrich's schedule. very busy. stuart, port st. lucie, brooksville, winter park and west palm beach. even though gingrich is still riding a wave of support from his big win in south carolina, a new poll shows she has groundwork to do. a new poll shows romney in the lead at 38.7%, seven points ahead of the former speakerer receiving the support of 31.5% of voters. as always, these numbers could change drastically before tuesday as undecided voters make up their minds. >> it may seem like the gop candidacy is a two-man race now. but rick santorum says he isn't quitting any time soon. the former pennsylvania senator returned to the philadelphia area for a fund raiser last night. he told reporters when he arrived he hasn't had any discussions for dropping out and will be in the race for quote a long long long time. he scored a surprise win in the iowa caucuses but since been beat out both by romney and gingrich in south carolina. >>> presidential hopeful ron paul is defending himself against reports he was involved with a company that
check out gingrich's schedule. very busy. stuart, port st. lucie, brooksville, winter park and west palm beach. even though gingrich is still riding a wave of support from his big win in south carolina, a new poll shows she has groundwork to do. a new poll shows romney in the lead at 38.7%, seven points ahead of the former speakerer receiving the support of 31.5% of voters. as always, these numbers could change drastically before tuesday as undecided voters make up their minds. >> it may...
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that's about half of what gingrich paid. now the reason why romney pays so little is because most of his profit is from dividends or interest on investments. much of which are foreign holdings. he also invests heavily in family trusts, and until last year invested in a swiss bank account. romney also donates a significant amount to charity, nearly $3 million last year alone. his largest donation was to the mormon church. they received about half of all of his donations. back to you. >>> today in d.c., the man accused of trying to kill president obama will be formally charged. last week a grand jury indicted oscar ramiro ortega hernandez on an attempted assassination charge. he also faces charges of assaulting federal damage and damaging federal property. hernandez was arrested last november after authorities said he fired several rounds off at the white house. he will be arraigned this afternoon. >>> a preliminary hearing set for this week will take place in march instead. that's in the case of the accused east coast rapist.
that's about half of what gingrich paid. now the reason why romney pays so little is because most of his profit is from dividends or interest on investments. much of which are foreign holdings. he also invests heavily in family trusts, and until last year invested in a swiss bank account. romney also donates a significant amount to charity, nearly $3 million last year alone. his largest donation was to the mormon church. they received about half of all of his donations. back to you....
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the latest polls show mitt romney and newt gingrich neck and neck. gingrich spend the day campaigning in florida, whose primary is after south carolina. and romney stayed in the state to show case himself as a tea party candidate. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> but he's still a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the newest ad released by newt gingrich, titled the french connection. the compared romney to other massachusetts politicians, including governor michael dukakis and senator john kerry, both democrats who also ran for president. romney spent time in france in college as a mormon missionary. >>> presidential candidates are trying to decide if they should appeal a ruling against them appearing on the virginia primary by santorum, newt gingrich, rick santorum and jon huntsman and argued the signatures violated free speech. >> they deserve the right to talk to americans about who is going to be their president and the judge held that. >> as chairman of the state board of elections, we're somewhat relieved because of the inconvenience that wou
the latest polls show mitt romney and newt gingrich neck and neck. gingrich spend the day campaigning in florida, whose primary is after south carolina. and romney stayed in the state to show case himself as a tea party candidate. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> but he's still a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the newest ad released by newt gingrich, titled the french connection. the compared romney to other massachusetts politicians, including governor michael dukakis...
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he accused gingrich of just telling voters what they wanted to hear in order to win support. >>> gingrich seems to be emerging as the front-runner. he leads romney by nine points among republicans likely to vote in the primaries, according to the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum at a distant third followed by ron paul. that may not be the best of news for the republican party. gingrich is the worst of all candidates tested against president obama in the general election. the former house speaker would lose by 18 points according to that poll. romney would fare best against the president, trailing by just six points. >>> much of the attention lately has been on the race for the white house. many members of congress may be concerned about holding on to their jobs this election year. according to a new poll, the majority of registered voters say they would vote out every member of congress if they could. 56% of voters say they'd prefer a whole new congress. and this anger appears to cross ideological lines. 55% of liberals, 55% of moderates, and 58% of conservatives say the
he accused gingrich of just telling voters what they wanted to hear in order to win support. >>> gingrich seems to be emerging as the front-runner. he leads romney by nine points among republicans likely to vote in the primaries, according to the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum at a distant third followed by ron paul. that may not be the best of news for the republican party. gingrich is the worst of all candidates tested against president obama in the...
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newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight. gingrich has gotten the endorsement of herman cain over the weekend, and a semi endorsement from sarah palin who says vote for gingrich and annoy a liberal. at this point, gingrich is running out of options. florida is 50 delegates. it's winner-take-all. and really, it's where he can make his last serious stand. still, gingrich is saying that even if he does lose here in florida, that he believes that he could ultimately become the nominee of the party because he says that he doesn't believe that the party is ready to
newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight....
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gingrich only about a point behind at 3 .6. and that's double the support of ron paul who got an average of 14.4%. rick santorum fails -- rather trails the pack with 12%. >>> and some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though -- mitt romney and ron paul. you'll recall that newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to make the ballot after failing to collect the required number of signatures. virginia's actual primary day is still more than a month away. it takes place on super tuesday, march 6. >>> breaking news. an afghan soldier is in custody accused of shooting and killing four french soldiers working for nato. it happened in the kapiso province. 16 others were injured. no word on why the afghan soldier opened fire on those international troops. >>> also in afghanistan, a helicopters crash killed six u.s. marines. the nato military command in kabul says the helicopter crashed in helmand province. officials tel
gingrich only about a point behind at 3 .6. and that's double the support of ron paul who got an average of 14.4%. rick santorum fails -- rather trails the pack with 12%. >>> and some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though -- mitt romney and ron paul. you'll recall that newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to make the ballot after failing to collect the required...
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now newt gingrich has admitted he was unfaithful. but he chided the cnn moderator for making the first question in the debate. >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. plays >> let me be clear. the story is false. every personal friend -- >> reporter: rick santorum made the argument last night that gingrich can't be the nominee because his personal life is too complex. it could cost republicans the election. meantime, mitt romney, a little of the focus taken off him at the beginning of the debate. he still says he's not going to release his tax forms until april. meantime, ron paul says no reason to release my tax forms. i'm a member of congress, my financial disclosures are already out there. and i don't talk to lobbyists anyway. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in-person, absentee voting begins in virginia. voters have two choices --
now newt gingrich has admitted he was unfaithful. but he chided the cnn moderator for making the first question in the debate. >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. plays >> let me be clear. the story is false. every personal friend -- >> reporter: rick santorum made the argument last night that gingrich can't be the nominee because his personal life...
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that's about half of what gingrich paid. the reason romney pays so little is because most of his profit is from dividends or interest on investments. much of which are foreign holdings. he also invests heavily in family trusts. until last year, he invested in a swiss bank account. romney donates a significant amount to charity, nearly $3 million last year alone. his largest donation to the mormon church. they received about half of all his donations. back to you. >> documents were also released by the gingrich campaign showing that the former speaker's relationship with freddie mac. the consulting firm released from its contract with the government housing agency. he was paid $300,000 for consulting services in 2006 and again in 2007. he's been accused of lobbying for the agency but maintains he acted as a historian and consultant for freddie mac's top lobbyist. the firm started consulting for freddie mac in 1999 at a rate of $25,000 a month. but he says that they can no longer find those contracts. >>> just two days after h
that's about half of what gingrich paid. the reason romney pays so little is because most of his profit is from dividends or interest on investments. much of which are foreign holdings. he also invests heavily in family trusts. until last year, he invested in a swiss bank account. romney donates a significant amount to charity, nearly $3 million last year alone. his largest donation to the mormon church. they received about half of all his donations. back to you. >> documents were also...
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she claimed that gingrich asked for an open marriage so he could continue an affair with a woman who is now his current wife. it was the first question gingrich faced during the debate. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. [ applause ] >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question for a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. [ applause ] >> gingrich godt applaused, as you could hear, and said his daughters gave their full support and wrote a letter asking abc not to run the interview. >>> before the debate, gingrich released his tax returns. he paid more than 31.5% of its income in taxes. he's taken aim at front-runner mitt romney for only paying 15%, although romney has yet to release his returns. romney says he will release multiple returns but not before the primary. >>> as voters get ready to go to the polls, they're indicating it could be close between romney and gingrich. the web site realclearpolitics has a table of polls and shows a virtual tie. roimp has 31
she claimed that gingrich asked for an open marriage so he could continue an affair with a woman who is now his current wife. it was the first question gingrich faced during the debate. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. [ applause ] >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question for a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. [ applause ] >> gingrich godt...
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newt gingrich zeroed in on his rival's tenure at bane capital. he says republicans need to scrutinize mitt romney's role with the private equity firm. meanwhile, romney focused on the economy. he said he wants government out of the housing business so that free market can work. ron paul was the only gop candidate who did not attend the forum. instead, he's spending the weekend in his home state of texas. the latest poll out of south carolina shows romney once again holding a comfortable lead. according to the reuters/ipsos poll, he's ahead with 37%. ron paul and rick santorum tied for second place with 16% support. gingrich fell back after holding a strong lead in south carolina in december. he finished fourth with 12% in the poll. >>> well, rick santorum gained a key endorsement this weekend ahead of that south carolina primary. a group of national family and religious leaders are now backing him. the endorsement comes on the last sunday of worship before next week's race. earlier this morning, we had "meet the press" moderator david gregory wit
newt gingrich zeroed in on his rival's tenure at bane capital. he says republicans need to scrutinize mitt romney's role with the private equity firm. meanwhile, romney focused on the economy. he said he wants government out of the housing business so that free market can work. ron paul was the only gop candidate who did not attend the forum. instead, he's spending the weekend in his home state of texas. the latest poll out of south carolina shows romney once again holding a comfortable lead....
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gingrich was drochi idropping b this. it wasn't just gingrich but santorum started to take him on and huntsman started to take him on. for different directions, huntsman from the left and gingrich from the right and santorum from the right of romney, they've all sort of had it with this guy. he's so formal and so, they might say, elitist, they're taking him on. it's late in the game. we're facing the primary tomorrow. they have to take him on. it's almost like mitt romney's formality has forced the other candidates to go along with that formality and to sort of accept this politeness. and this politeness is getting romney the nomination. they said enough of the politeness, let's go to war here. i think we saw that yesterday morning. you had a dull debate, i think it's fair to say, saturday night for whatever reason. and in a very exciting debate yesterday morning on nbc. i'm not just playing for the home team here. it was a very good debate yesterday for the very reasons you said. they're starting to take each other on. >
gingrich was drochi idropping b this. it wasn't just gingrich but santorum started to take him on and huntsman started to take him on. for different directions, huntsman from the left and gingrich from the right and santorum from the right of romney, they've all sort of had it with this guy. he's so formal and so, they might say, elitist, they're taking him on. it's late in the game. we're facing the primary tomorrow. they have to take him on. it's almost like mitt romney's formality has forced...
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romney leads gingrich by 2 percentage points in the latest poll, well within the margin of error. rick santorum and ron paul are a distant third and fourth in that poll. the candidates will scare off tonight in jacksonville. >>> today is the second day of president obama's five-state tour this morning the president will stop in vegas to talk about clean energy policies before heading to denver, colorado this afternoon. tomorrow he'll head to the university of michigan in ann arbor to talk about education policies. yesterday president obama visited factories in iowa and arizona to promote manufacturing jobs. and the first day of the president's tour featured a tense exchange between the president and arizona's governor. jan brewer was jabbing her finger at president obama just a few seconds after greeting him on the tarmac. brewer is critical of the president's stance on border patrol. the president told brewer he was unhappy about her portrayal of their last meeting, which brewer wrote about in a book. as the two reportedly began talking over each other, the president then walked
romney leads gingrich by 2 percentage points in the latest poll, well within the margin of error. rick santorum and ron paul are a distant third and fourth in that poll. the candidates will scare off tonight in jacksonville. >>> today is the second day of president obama's five-state tour this morning the president will stop in vegas to talk about clean energy policies before heading to denver, colorado this afternoon. tomorrow he'll head to the university of michigan in ann arbor to...
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there's a virtual tie for the lead on line. 32% backed romney, 28 backed gingrich. paul and santorum followed. >>> this morning a former cia officer is accused of repeatedly leaking classified secrets to reporters. authorities arrested john kiraku. he told reporters he took part in a terrorist investigation. she accused of violating the espionage act. prosecutors say the information included the identity of a covert cia officer and the name of a cia employee who interrogated zabada. kiraku is out of jail after posting bond. >>> the department of veterans affairs has discovered several problems at military cemeteries across the country. that's according to the "washington post." in comes after an investigation revealed widespread burial problems at arlington national cemetery. a report from arlington claimed thousands of graves were misidentified or misplaced. this new v.a. investigation says there are dozens of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong place at national burial grounds in texas, ohio, new mexico, new jersey, maryland
there's a virtual tie for the lead on line. 32% backed romney, 28 backed gingrich. paul and santorum followed. >>> this morning a former cia officer is accused of repeatedly leaking classified secrets to reporters. authorities arrested john kiraku. he told reporters he took part in a terrorist investigation. she accused of violating the espionage act. prosecutors say the information included the identity of a covert cia officer and the name of a cia employee who interrogated zabada....
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newt gingrich and mitt romney took personal jabs at each other in jacksonville. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> want to make sure i understand, is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's simply inexcusable. inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said the ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate. mr. speaker, i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country, the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> romney and gingrich also sparred over their investments and connections to fannie mae and freddie mac. >>> a political action committee that supports newt gingrich is launching a new attack on romney. take a listen to this. >> work with any government with any government -- >> we didn't -- we didn't do any work with the government -- ♪ >> the group called winning our future plans to release a
newt gingrich and mitt romney took personal jabs at each other in jacksonville. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> want to make sure i understand, is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's simply inexcusable. inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said the ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate....
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mitt romney is taking a more aggressive notone in his attack against newt gingrich. the candidates squared off before the primary next tuesday. all four white house hopefuls took part, but the focus was primarily on romney and gingrich. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> i want to make sure i understand. is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's simply inexcusable. that's inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said that ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate. mr. speaker, i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country. the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> romney and gingrich also sparred over their investments and connections to fannie mae and freddie mac. a political action committee that supports newt gingrich is launching a new attack on mitt romney. >> you never do any work
mitt romney is taking a more aggressive notone in his attack against newt gingrich. the candidates squared off before the primary next tuesday. all four white house hopefuls took part, but the focus was primarily on romney and gingrich. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> i want to make sure i understand. is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor....
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newt gingrich zeroed in on his rival's tenure at bane capital. he says republicans need to scrutinize mitt romney's role with that private equity firm. meanwhile, romney focused on the economy. he said he wants government out of the housing business so that the free market can work. ron paul was the only gop candidate who did not attend the forum. instead, he was home in texas. >>> well, a new reuters/ipsos south carolina poll gives romney a wide lead over his rivals ahead of next week's primary. 37% of republican voters backed the former massachusetts governor's race. ron paul and rick santorum tied for second place with 16% support. newt gingrich fell back after holding a strong lead in south carolina back in december. he finished fourth with 12% in that poll. >>> rick santorum, meanwhile, picked up a key endorsement ahead of the south carolina primary. a group of national family and religious leaders are now backing him. the endorsement comes on the last sunday of worship before next week's race. >>> well, it isn't too late to check out the "n
newt gingrich zeroed in on his rival's tenure at bane capital. he says republicans need to scrutinize mitt romney's role with that private equity firm. meanwhile, romney focused on the economy. he said he wants government out of the housing business so that the free market can work. ron paul was the only gop candidate who did not attend the forum. instead, he was home in texas. >>> well, a new reuters/ipsos south carolina poll gives romney a wide lead over his rivals ahead of next...
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five points right before gingrich. and ron paul, he's had strong showings in iowa and new hampshire. he's looking for independent, young voters to help him through the palmetto state. but look, he's still in fourth place with just 8%. rick perry, who's staking his campaign on a positive showing in south carolina, has work to do in fifth place. after a third-place finish last night, jon huntsman trails the pack with just 4% support. >> angie, thank you. stay right here with news4 throughout the morning for a full recap. new hampshire primary. we'll have live reports from new hampshire right here on "news4 today" and later this morning on the "today" show. you can also get the latest results and reports on nbcwashington.com. >>> and virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be in south carolina this weekend ahead of the that state's primary. he'll be participating in congressman tim scott's first in the south presidential town hall series on saturday. south carolina voters will have a chance to ask the governor as many questi
five points right before gingrich. and ron paul, he's had strong showings in iowa and new hampshire. he's looking for independent, young voters to help him through the palmetto state. but look, he's still in fourth place with just 8%. rick perry, who's staking his campaign on a positive showing in south carolina, has work to do in fifth place. after a third-place finish last night, jon huntsman trails the pack with just 4% support. >> angie, thank you. stay right here with news4...
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this is going to be a big test for newt gingrich. newt gingrich has said and said it again last night, south carolina is where we think we can bring this together. rick perry thinks south carolina is where he can really make an impact on this race. rick santorum, running as a conservative candidate, thinks he can do very well there. and so while mitt romney may win, watch out for the number-two spot. >> all right. tracie potts live in manchester, new hampshire. thank you. >>> a federal judge says four gop presidential candidates suing virginia to get their names on the primary ballot will likely win. texas governor rick perry filed the suit after failing to submit the required 10,000 signatures. u.s. district judge john gibney says that a provision that allows only virginia residents to collect signatures may be unconstitutional. he's expected to rule on the case friday. he already blocked the state from printing absentee ballots until after his decision. perry along with newt gingrich, rick santorum, and jon huntsman could all be pu
this is going to be a big test for newt gingrich. newt gingrich has said and said it again last night, south carolina is where we think we can bring this together. rick perry thinks south carolina is where he can really make an impact on this race. rick santorum, running as a conservative candidate, thinks he can do very well there. and so while mitt romney may win, watch out for the number-two spot. >> all right. tracie potts live in manchester, new hampshire. thank you. >>> a...
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the gingrich campaign appears to be trying to get out ahead of the story replacing a statement from gingrich's daughters which states the failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. gingrich says he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to the people he loves. >>> a canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from canada to texas plans to reapply for a permit that president obama turned down. tra transcanada's ceo said he was not surprised that the keystone pipeline got rejected. president obama said he turned down the pipeline because congress only gave him 60 days to review the pipeline which was not enough time. >>> today the parent's virginia girl who was found dead four years ago will announce a new lead in the case. annie mccann was found dead in november of 2008 in an east baltimore housing project. officials say mccann died from a lethal dose of lidocaine from a bottle of bactine. the family believes annie mccann was murdered. today they'll hold a news conference announcing new developments. >>> metro's new silver line may not
the gingrich campaign appears to be trying to get out ahead of the story replacing a statement from gingrich's daughters which states the failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. gingrich says he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to the people he loves. >>> a canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from canada to texas plans to reapply for a permit that president obama turned down. tra transcanada's ceo said he was...
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the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy. between this contract and the one released yesterday, gingrich received more than $1.5 million from freddie mac between 1999 and 2011. >>> mitt romney is targeting gingrich for that relationship with the mortgage giant. in a state that has been hit hard by the housing crisis. romney visited a foreclosed home in florida yesterday, but he also defended banks saying they aren't bad people, they are just overwhelmed and scared now because they are afraid people will stop paying. housing and the economy are likely to be key issues in florida's primary next tuesday. >>> new from overnight, a fire has displaced a local family. the fire broke out just after midnight in the 2100 block of rampart drive in the alexandria section of fairfax. the fire damaged part of the second floor and roof of the single-family home. everyone did get out safely. the cause remains under investigation. >>> the national parks service says it will begin e
the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy. between this contract and the one released yesterday, gingrich received more than $1.5 million from freddie mac between 1999 and 2011. >>> mitt romney is targeting gingrich for that relationship with the mortgage giant. in a state that has been hit hard by the housing crisis. romney visited a foreclosed home in florida...
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that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is because of his message and his failure to connect to the needs of the people in this state. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early votes there seem to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today, but not in florida. he has stops in missouri and minnesota. he spent the weekend with his 3 yelled daughter who was in a hospital in philadelphia. she has pneumonia. >>> 6:06 our time. the first family takes a sunday stroll. what brought them out on the town last night.
that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is because of his message and his failure to connect to the needs of the...
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newt gingrich pulled a spanish language ad accusing romn. rubio is one of the nation's most prominent latino republicans. >>> newt gingrich is aiming high in his effort to win in florida. he told voters near the kennedy space center last night he is dedicated to making space exploration a priority. >> by the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be america american. >> gingrich said he wants to spend part of nasa's budget for prize money to encourage the private sector to develop space technology. mitt romney also said he wants to make space a priority. >>> today marks two years since the body of murdered virginia tech student morgan harrington was found. the 20-year-old disappeared after leaving a metallica rock concert at the university of virginia in charlottesville in october of 2009. the security company had no reentry policy into the stadium and would not allow her back into the building. her body was found three mops later in a hay field. her parents started a campaign called help save the
newt gingrich pulled a spanish language ad accusing romn. rubio is one of the nation's most prominent latino republicans. >>> newt gingrich is aiming high in his effort to win in florida. he told voters near the kennedy space center last night he is dedicated to making space exploration a priority. >> by the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be america american. >> gingrich said he wants to spend part of nasa's budget for...
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newt gingrich has already done so. to give you a sense of what they might talk about in addition to taxes, gingrich says that romney needs to answer some questions about his massachusetts health plan and about bain capital. >> tracie potts live this morning. thank you. >>> and you can see tonight's debate live from tampa bay during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will be the moderator. that's at 9:00 tonight on nbc 4. >>> today more than 100,000 pro-life demonstrators are expected in washington for the annual march for life. they're protesting the 39th anniversary of the roe vs. wade case in which the u.s. supreme court legalized abortion. tracee wilkins is live at the verizon center where a prayer service will be held later this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. we're expecting more than 100,000 people who oppose the roe v. wade decision and also abortion to come here and take part in a number of protests, marches, and events that will be held today in d.c. for the second year i
newt gingrich has already done so. to give you a sense of what they might talk about in addition to taxes, gingrich says that romney needs to answer some questions about his massachusetts health plan and about bain capital. >> tracie potts live this morning. thank you. >>> and you can see tonight's debate live from tampa bay during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will be the moderator. that's at 9:00 tonight on nbc 4. >>> today more than...
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might gingrich be closing the gap? over the weekend, there are a couple of other polls that showed him behind by five to seven points. he was campaigning yesterday with michael reagan, with herman cain who has endorsed him. the big question here, conservatives, who can win them and n electability -- in electability and beat barack obama. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> and news4's doreen gentzler and aaron gilchrist will be watching the results from florida come in and hosting a live web chat at the same time. you can join the conversation on nbcwashington.com. >>> 6:04. breaking news. at least 11 al qaeda militants were killed in an overnight air strike in yemen. witnesses say a drone targeted a caravan just east of the city of lawdar in southern yemen. at least four of the militants were local al qaeda leaders. no civilians were hurt. al qaeda is attempting to use political unrest in yemen to gain influence among the people and the government there. >>> today secretary of state hillary clinton will meet wit
might gingrich be closing the gap? over the weekend, there are a couple of other polls that showed him behind by five to seven points. he was campaigning yesterday with michael reagan, with herman cain who has endorsed him. the big question here, conservatives, who can win them and n electability -- in electability and beat barack obama. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> and news4's doreen gentzler and aaron gilchrist will be watching the results from florida come in and...
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newt gingrich, rick santorum, and rick perry are all taking shots at romney. some candidates accuse him of being too liberal. others say he isn't strong enough to defeat president obama in the general election. >> i think it's important for every conservative who wants to have a conservative nominee to rally around, and i am the one person who has a realistic chance of defeating him here. and i hope every conservative will reach the conclusion that to vote for anybody but newt gingrich is in fact to help romney win the nomination. >> i'm actually doing as well as if not better than governor romney against barack obama. >> you don't have to let the popular media tell you who's best prepared to beat barack obama. >> right now polls put newt gingrich in a distant second place in south carolina. he's followed by ron paul. rick santorum and rick per rea distant third and fourth. virginia's ballot battle may not be over yet. rick perry is appealing a judge's decision to refuse to allow him and others to add their name to the ballot. a court of appeals has been asked
newt gingrich, rick santorum, and rick perry are all taking shots at romney. some candidates accuse him of being too liberal. others say he isn't strong enough to defeat president obama in the general election. >> i think it's important for every conservative who wants to have a conservative nominee to rally around, and i am the one person who has a realistic chance of defeating him here. and i hope every conservative will reach the conclusion that to vote for anybody but newt gingrich is...
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gingrich's campaign agreed to pull the ad. >>> today a former marine will enter a guilty plea related to charges that he fired shots at the pentagon and the marine corps museum. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and served six months in jail. if convicted in the military building shootings, he faces a minimum of 35 years in federal prison and a maximum of a life sentence. >>> arlington national cemetery is trying to find out what happened to $12 million. according to the "washington post," army auditors reported that the money was allocated in budgets between 2004 and 2010. congressional leaders don't feel someone stole the money rather it was returned or spent. the army and fbi launched investigations into management operations at the cemetery last year. >>> virginia drivers now have another place to renew their driver's licenses. to the dmv on the go will launch. the new mobile customer service van will be parked near the front of the fairfax county governm
gingrich's campaign agreed to pull the ad. >>> today a former marine will enter a guilty plea related to charges that he fired shots at the pentagon and the marine corps museum. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and served six months in jail. if convicted in the military building shootings, he faces a minimum of 35 years in federal prison and a maximum of a...
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newt gingrich asked groups supporting his campaign to correct a film about rival, mitt romney or stop running it. the political action committee, winning our future says, it will only remove the ad if romney himself helps clarify it. it talks about his business time at bain capital. >> he's still a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the newest ad release by newt gingrich, titled "the french connection." he compared romney to other massachusetts politicians including governor michael dukakis and senator john kerry, both democrats who also ran for president. romney spent time in france in college as a mormon missionary. >> president obama is asking congress to give him powers not used since the reagan era in an effort to consolidate agencies. the white house says too many agencies overlap wasting resources and money and the president wants to start by merging the commerce department with five similar agency. he needs approval by congress to do that, which may be hard to come by in an election year. >> i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better servi
newt gingrich asked groups supporting his campaign to correct a film about rival, mitt romney or stop running it. the political action committee, winning our future says, it will only remove the ad if romney himself helps clarify it. it talks about his business time at bain capital. >> he's still a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the newest ad release by newt gingrich, titled "the french connection." he compared romney to other massachusetts politicians including...
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it looks like gingrich may be closing the gap. the two have been going back and forth about truth telling. >> you have had the "wall street journal" saying governor regime is not telling the truth. "national review" said that governor romney's not telling the truth. you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american people. >> he's been flailing around a bit, trying to go after may for one thing or the other. you just watch it and shake your head. it's -- it's been kind of painfully revealing to watch. >> narrator: a couple of polls had gingrich closing the gap by five to seven points, but the electorate seems to be concerned, as we've seen, with republicans in other states. they seem to be concerned with elect ability, not just who wins florida when the polls open in a few hours, but who can win in november. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching all day long for the results later this evening. thank you very much. >>> and as the results from florida do come in, news4's doreen gentzl
it looks like gingrich may be closing the gap. the two have been going back and forth about truth telling. >> you have had the "wall street journal" saying governor regime is not telling the truth. "national review" said that governor romney's not telling the truth. you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american people. >> he's been flailing around a bit, trying to go after may for one thing or the other. you just...
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the gingrich campaign appears to be trying to get out ahead of the story. it released a statement from gingrich's daughters from his first marriage in which they state the failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. he has said before privately and publically that he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to the people he loves. >>> president obama launched his first tv ad of his re-election campaign. in it he defends his energy record against krit sfriccritic republican-leaning outside group. >> the commercial responds to a group that accuses president obama's campaign from collecting funds from a solar company that declared bankruptcy in exchange for a large federal loan. the ads will run in six states including virginia. >>> a surprising excuse for the captain of a doomed cruise ship. why the man said he ended up leaving the boat. >>> first they were buried in snow, but the ordeal continues for the pacific northwest. the new concerns facing that region this morning. >>> and we have a cold start in our area
the gingrich campaign appears to be trying to get out ahead of the story. it released a statement from gingrich's daughters from his first marriage in which they state the failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. he has said before privately and publically that he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to the people he loves. >>> president obama launched his first tv ad of his re-election campaign. in it he defends his energy record...
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the contract shows gingrich began receiving payments of $25,000 a month in 1999 to work with freddie mac's chief lobbyist. the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says that gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy. between his contract and the one released yesterday, gingrich received more than $1.5 million from freddie mac between 1999 and 2011. >>> mitt romney is targeting gingrich for that relationship with the mortgage giant. in a state that has been hit hard by the housing crisis. romney visited a foreclosed home in florida yesterday. but he also defended banks saying they aren't bad people, they are just overwhelmed and scared right now because they're afraid people will stop paying. housing and the economy are likely to be key issues in florida's primary next tuesday. >>> later today the federal reserve policymakers will give their quarterly economic forecast. we'll get an idea of where they believe short-term interest rates will be over the next three years and when the first hike might happen. many
the contract shows gingrich began receiving payments of $25,000 a month in 1999 to work with freddie mac's chief lobbyist. the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says that gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy. between his contract and the one released yesterday, gingrich received more than $1.5 million from freddie mac between 1999 and 2011. >>> mitt romney is targeting gingrich for that relationship...
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after the second-place finish, romney is trying it portray gingrich as a washington insider. the former house speaker insisted that he will continue to focus on romney's record as a venture capitalist. >> questions about the character, judgment, the record of a presidential candidate is not an attack on business. that's silly. >> he has not had a record of successful leadership. and over the last, what, 15 years since he left the house, he talks about great bold movements and ideas. what's he been doing for 15 years? >> after wavering for many weeks, romney says he will release his tax returns and estimates for 2011 tomorrow. his campaign held off too long from doing so, he said, and became a distraction from the republican race. >>> the candidates will hold two debates in florida. the first is from tampa bay tonight during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will be the moderator. that's at 9:00 tonight here on nbc 4. >>> president obama is preparing for his third state of the union tomorrow. he's expected to push for what he calls a more prosperous and elk ta
after the second-place finish, romney is trying it portray gingrich as a washington insider. the former house speaker insisted that he will continue to focus on romney's record as a venture capitalist. >> questions about the character, judgment, the record of a presidential candidate is not an attack on business. that's silly. >> he has not had a record of successful leadership. and over the last, what, 15 years since he left the house, he talks about great bold movements and ideas....
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he holds a ten-point lead over newt gingrich. rick santorum is in third place, ron paul is fourth, and rick perry is in fifth place. >>> santorum is expected to pick up momentum today when the official iowa caucus results are announced. the des moines register is saying santorum will end up with more votes than romney. melissa is in the newsroom to explain this. >> reporter: a new report out moments ago by the des moines register says rick santorum will be declared the winner of the iowa caucus beating mitt romney by 84 votes. officials say this is a split decision, according to the article gop officials discovered inaccuracies in 131 precincts but not all the changes effected the candidates. more than 131,000 people voted in the caucuses. the iowa gop will make a statement shortly. mitt romney just released a statement saying in part the results from the iowa caucus night revealed a virtual tie. i would like to thank the iowa republican party for their careful attention to the caucus process as we once again recognize rick santo
he holds a ten-point lead over newt gingrich. rick santorum is in third place, ron paul is fourth, and rick perry is in fifth place. >>> santorum is expected to pick up momentum today when the official iowa caucus results are announced. the des moines register is saying santorum will end up with more votes than romney. melissa is in the newsroom to explain this. >> reporter: a new report out moments ago by the des moines register says rick santorum will be declared the winner of...
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gingrich, paul, huntsman, santorum, they are all very busy. more than two dozen campaign events scheduled for today because all of them realize in new hampshire, mitt romney is the one to beat. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't you run for resflekz. >> for me, politics is not a career. >> can we drop a little bit of the pius baloney? you were running for president while you were governor. level with the american people. >> reporter: newt gingrich says today he's releasing a youtube video that lays out all of the tax increases in massachusetts under mitt romney. by the way, analysts are saying this was jon huntsman's strongest debate performance yet. from here they go to south carolina, that's where the next two debates happen. if mitt romney wins big as expected here in new hampshire, some candidates are already -- kpaib campaigns are already saying he could be hard to beat in the south. >> thank you, tracie. >>> as iowa proved, the picture is constantly changing for the gop candidates. a new poll out this
gingrich, paul, huntsman, santorum, they are all very busy. more than two dozen campaign events scheduled for today because all of them realize in new hampshire, mitt romney is the one to beat. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't you run for resflekz. >> for me, politics is not a career. >> can we drop a little bit of the pius baloney? you were running for president while you were governor. level with the american people. >> reporter:...
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newt gingrich with just over 13%. rick michele bachmann with 5%. a whopping 123,000 people voted last night. those staying in the race will gear up for next week's primary in new hampshire. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> congratulationses to rick santorum. this has been a great victory for him and for his effort. he's worked very hard in iowa. we also feel it's been a great victory for us here. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> as for rick santorum, he said he'll leave iowa today and head to new hampshire. michele bachmann says she plans to press ahead, but her campaign manager says he doesn't know if she'll stay in the race. for rick perry, he's going home to texas to decide whether he'll continue his campaign. melissa mollet reporting live. thanks very much, melissa. >>> and new hampshire is the next big test. the primary takes place there tuesday, january 10th. then come primaries in south carolina and florida on the 21st and 31st respectively. >> so the pace is picking up. >> that's right. >>> let's tak
newt gingrich with just over 13%. rick michele bachmann with 5%. a whopping 123,000 people voted last night. those staying in the race will gear up for next week's primary in new hampshire. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> congratulationses to rick santorum. this has been a great victory for him and for his effort. he's worked very hard in iowa. we also feel it's been a great victory for us here. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> as for...
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gingrich will have big-name supporters when he campaigns in florida today. herman cain and michael reagan, the former -- son of the former president, ronald reagan, will join gingrich. yesterday, the former house speaker reached out to evangelicals by visiting two baptist churches with his wife callista. in between stops he made sharp attacks on romney calling him pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal. >> we have no evidence that romney is coming close to getting a majority. i think when you take all of the non-romney votes, it's likely that the convention, there will be a non-romney majority and maybe a substantial one. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early voting there seems to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today with stops in missouri and minnesota. he spent the weekend with his 3-year-old daughter who is in a hospital in philadelphia with pneumonia. bella has a genetic condition known as t-18 which can be fatal. >>> in the day ahead, president obama is posting an online video chat. the
gingrich will have big-name supporters when he campaigns in florida today. herman cain and michael reagan, the former -- son of the former president, ronald reagan, will join gingrich. yesterday, the former house speaker reached out to evangelicals by visiting two baptist churches with his wife callista. in between stops he made sharp attacks on romney calling him pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal. >> we have no evidence that romney is coming close to getting a...
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three, newt gingrich, he's going on the attack. does that affect mitt romney's finish? and four, jon huntsman, he spent a lot of time in the state. got the boston globe endorsement, how well does he finish? >> we have a lot of twists and turns [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. caramel...pretzel 90 calorie bar. ♪ >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> a new study shows blood tests that screen for prostate cancer do not help men live longer. researchers at washington university in st. louis say that while psa tests are helpful, most cancerous prostate cells grow very slowly. because of this most men will go on to live long otherwise healthy lives while treating it aggressively could leave men with urinary or sexual problems. some men swear their psa tests saved their life. >> i'm cancer fre
three, newt gingrich, he's going on the attack. does that affect mitt romney's finish? and four, jon huntsman, he spent a lot of time in the state. got the boston globe endorsement, how well does he finish? >> we have a lot of twists and turns [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have...
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i hope every conservative will reach the conclusion that to vote for anybody but newt gingrich is in fact to help romney win the nomination. >> ironically, south carolina's largest newspaper, "the state," endorsed huntsman for president yesterday. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will travel to south carolina today to criticize mitt romney. he's expected to attack romney's jobs record from when he was the governor of massachusetts. o'malley will likely be an active surrogate for president obama during the general election. >>> comedian steven colbert's mock presidential campaign is looking more and more like a real campaign every day. >> if mitt romney really believes -- >> corporations are people, my friends -- >> then mitt romney is a serial killer. [ laughter ] >> he's mitt the ripper. [ screams ] >> colbert's super pac just released that add attacking mitt romney over his past as head of bain capital. the ad is a spoof of other ads produced by pro-newt gingrich super pacs. >>> virginia's ballot battle may not be over yet. rick perry is appealing a judge's decision to refuse
i hope every conservative will reach the conclusion that to vote for anybody but newt gingrich is in fact to help romney win the nomination. >> ironically, south carolina's largest newspaper, "the state," endorsed huntsman for president yesterday. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will travel to south carolina today to criticize mitt romney. he's expected to attack romney's jobs record from when he was the governor of massachusetts. o'malley will likely be an active...
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he leads newt gingrich by 4% points in the latest public polling survey. rick santorum is in third while ron paul and rick perry are in a distant fourth and fifth place. jon huntsman would win just 4% of the vote according to the poll. >>> the political action committee's backing romney are already hard at work waging the ad war in south carolina and florida. in just the past few days, the super pack restore our future has brought nearly $6 million in ad space for the front-runner. that outpaces the reported $3.4 million shelled out by a pro-newt gingrich super pac in south carolina. even before the latest purchase, pro-romney groups have spent nearly $7 million on ads this primary season. >>> meanwhile, it appears romney is appealing to republicans from various political ideologies. according to exit polls in new hampshire, he won the support of 42% of voters who call themselves conservative. his nearest competitor, ron paul, didn't capture even half of that share. nearly four in ten moderates and liberals in new hampshire also say they supported romney.
he leads newt gingrich by 4% points in the latest public polling survey. rick santorum is in third while ron paul and rick perry are in a distant fourth and fifth place. jon huntsman would win just 4% of the vote according to the poll. >>> the political action committee's backing romney are already hard at work waging the ad war in south carolina and florida. in just the past few days, the super pack restore our future has brought nearly $6 million in ad space for the front-runner....
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newt gingrich with just over 13. rick perry with 10. michele bachmann with 5%. a record breaking 123,000 people voted last night. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> thank you, iowa, for the great sendoff you're giving to us and the others in this campaign. look, this is -- this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> those staying in the race will start gearing up for next week's primary in new hampshire. at this point, michele bachmann says she plans to press ahead, but rick perry is going home to decide if he will continue his campaign. iowa has played an uneven record when it comes to predicting national winners. it sent obama on his way in 2008, you might remember, but john mccain finished a distant fourth. sources say today senator mccain will endorse mitt romney. joe? >> melissa mollet reporting live from the news room. thanks very much, melissa. >>> there are two debates coming up this weekend. the first debate is sa
newt gingrich with just over 13. rick perry with 10. michele bachmann with 5%. a record breaking 123,000 people voted last night. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> thank you, iowa, for the great sendoff you're giving to us and the others in this campaign. look, this is -- this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> those staying in the...
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newt gingrich says the odds of him are slim but not impossible. and this guy, rick santorum, hoping to get a surge. he is still using a supporter's pickup truck to travel through iowa and admits he can't afford tv advertising. with 41% of voters still undecided, analysts say the impact of last-minute campaigning, it's going to come down to electability. >> every candidate is going to be going out and shaking hands and meeting these caucusgoers individually. and at the end of the day, though, i think -- i do believe that romney is going to end up on top. >> newt gingrich, who is polling in fourth place, says he does not think he's going to win iowa, blaming negative attacks. the iowa caucuses have a mixed record for picking ultimate winners, but it's known for whiddling down the field. with that, many are wondering if it could be the end of the road for rick perry and michele bachmann, both who have seen their support dwindle dramatically in the hawkeye state. back to you. >> wonder if that's where the electability factor comes into play. angie gof
newt gingrich says the odds of him are slim but not impossible. and this guy, rick santorum, hoping to get a surge. he is still using a supporter's pickup truck to travel through iowa and admits he can't afford tv advertising. with 41% of voters still undecided, analysts say the impact of last-minute campaigning, it's going to come down to electability. >> every candidate is going to be going out and shaking hands and meeting these caucusgoers individually. and at the end of the day,...
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rick perry, newt gingrich and four other gop candidates filed a lawsuit after their failure to appear on the ballot. >>> the president wraps up his hawaiian vacation. he'll be returning to the white house after his holiday break. tomorrow he plans to host a video chat from the white house with democratic voters in iowa as the republican caucus results in that state come in. >>> now to a developing story out in washington state. police are looking for a man who shot and killed a u.s. park ranger at mt. rainier national park. overnight police started evacuating people who were inside the park at the time. 34-year-old margaret anderson was killed after stopping a vehicle that sped through a park checkpoint yesterday morning. police are now looking for 24-year-old benjamin barnes, who may be hiding in the snowy terrain there. they're calling him a strong person of interest. police found weapons and body armor inside his vehicle. he is an iraq war veteran. he's also wanted for questioning for another shooting that happened earlier in the day at a party. this morning investigators hope that
rick perry, newt gingrich and four other gop candidates filed a lawsuit after their failure to appear on the ballot. >>> the president wraps up his hawaiian vacation. he'll be returning to the white house after his holiday break. tomorrow he plans to host a video chat from the white house with democratic voters in iowa as the republican caucus results in that state come in. >>> now to a developing story out in washington state. police are looking for a man who shot and killed...
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. >> gingrich, who's in fourth place in the polls, says he is encouraged by that 41%. right now the race is wide open. political experts say a win for everyone doesn't guarantee an easy road to a nomination. on the other hand, an upset in santorum's case could mean a boost in places he's been polling poorly and campaigning hard. south carolina. >> angie goff live in the news room this morning. angie, thank you. >>> virginia's attorney general is considering his stance on changing the state's ballot access laws. ken cuccinelli believes that virginia needs to modify the law but making the changes before the upcoming primary would be unfair. virginia requires candidates to collect 10,000 signatures from registered voters to appear on the ballot. newt gingrich, rick perry, and four other gop candidates filed a lawsuit challenging that law. >>> and president obama is not going to let republicans get all the election attention in iowa. the white house says the president plans to host a video chat with democrats across the state as republican caucus results come in. his campa
. >> gingrich, who's in fourth place in the polls, says he is encouraged by that 41%. right now the race is wide open. political experts say a win for everyone doesn't guarantee an easy road to a nomination. on the other hand, an upset in santorum's case could mean a boost in places he's been polling poorly and campaigning hard. south carolina. >> angie goff live in the news room this morning. angie, thank you. >>> virginia's attorney general is considering his stance on...
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. >>> newt gingrich is threatening to sue tv stations that air attack adds made by a super pac backing mitt romney. he was fine third degree $00,000 for ethics violations while he was working for house. he claims they're defamiliar torrey. back-checker politifact says the $300,000 penalty asellsed to gingrich in 1997 can be considered a fine and was approved by more than 90% of the house members at the time. >>> the run-up to the primary is set to be the biggest yet. they have only been on the ground for 24 hours and already a 27-minute documentary is online hitting front-runner mitt romney. rick perry, who has focused his campaign has also taken aim at romney ore his business background called him a vulture capit capitalist. now some conservative heavyweights are coming to his defense. >> the attacks they mounted on romney are not defensible. >> i'm prepared to have people be irritateded on the right and on the left. >> ron paul, who finished a strong second in new hampshire has managed to stay out of the fray and is hoping a positive message will help him in many where he may have tr
. >>> newt gingrich is threatening to sue tv stations that air attack adds made by a super pac backing mitt romney. he was fine third degree $00,000 for ethics violations while he was working for house. he claims they're defamiliar torrey. back-checker politifact says the $300,000 penalty asellsed to gingrich in 1997 can be considered a fine and was approved by more than 90% of the house members at the time. >>> the run-up to the primary is set to be the biggest yet. they have...